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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 652

Zohran Mamdani

Anti-Israel socialist protesters in New York City, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
Interview
Why are US socialists so anti-Israel? Scholar lays out Soviet roots of anti-Zionist rhetoric
By Luke Tress
Izabella Tabarovsky, a researcher of antisemitism in the USSR, argues far-left rhetoric in the US is an outgrowth of a propaganda effort dating back to the 1960s
Anti-Israel socialist protesters in New York City, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 18, 2025, 9:56 pm
Why are US socialists so anti-Israel? Scholar lays out Soviet roots of anti-Zionist rhetoric
Izabella Tabarovsky, a researcher of antisemitism in the USSR, argues far-left rhetoric in the US is an outgrowth of a propaganda effort dating back to the 1960s
By Luke Tress
FILE- Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters demonstrate on the campus of DePaul University, April 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)
July 16, 2025, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing July 16: Day 649 – College heads, NYC comptroller on the mat over anti-Zionism
New York reporter Luke Tress discusses US campuses, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s threats against Israel’s PM, BDS in City Hall and a rural synagogue in the Adirondacks
By Jessica Steinberg and Luke Tress
Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, center, speaks to supporters gathered to watch the voting results of the Democratic party primary, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
July 15, 2025, 10:09 am
Cuomo throws hat back in ring for NYC mayor after primary loss to Mamdani
Joining crowded field, former New York governor vows to increase personal contact with voters, in apparent admission of shortcomings during failed run for Democratic nomination
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
July 14, 2025, 7:46 pm
NYC mayor feuds with comptroller over Israel bonds investments
Eric Adams accuses Brad Lander of divesting from Israel in line with BDS policies; comptroller says decision was apolitical, city has hundreds of millions in other Israeli assets
By Luke Tress
Ari’el Stachel is the writer and star of 'Out of Character,' a one-man show running at the Berkshire Theatre Group's Unicorn Theater in Stockbridge, Massachusetts until July 26, 2025. (Clean Carlough via JTA)
July 14, 2025, 2:46 am
‘Arab Jewish’ actor Ari’el Stachel has a message about antisemitism for Zohran Mamdani
Starring in a new one-man show, the Tony Award-winning Ashkenazi-Yemeni-Israeli-American performer has become increasingly vocal about Jew hatred and the complexities of Jewish identity
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani is seen speaking through the viewfinder of a camera during a press conference on July 9, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 10, 2025, 9:46 pm
NYC hopeful Mamdani’s vow to arrest Netanyahu likely oversteps what US mayors can do
US federal law largely handcuffs local authorities when it comes to cooperating with the ICC. ‘It would be akin to a publicity stunt,’ says expert
By Luke Tress
Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
July 10, 2025, 9:26 am
Some Jewish Democrats in US Congress raise concerns about Mamdani’s anti-Israel stances
NYC mayoral candidate’s refusal to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ chant, support for BDS, show ‘his callous disregard for antisemitism,’ says Florida’s Wasserman Schultz
By Grace Gilson
New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani responds to a question during the New York City Mayoral Candidates Forum at Medgar Evers College, April 23, 2025, in New York. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
July 4, 2025, 10:11 am
Nearly 1/3 of New York voters support Mamdani’s statements on BDS, intifada — poll
30% say they’re more likely to vote for mayoral candidate due to his refusal to condemn phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ while 52% say it makes them less likely to support him
By Luke Tress
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, in New York City, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa); Micah Lasher, Director of Policy for Governor Kathy Hochul, listens as Hochul presents her executive state budget in the Red Room at the state Capitol, February 1, 2023, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink);
July 4, 2025, 6:57 am
New York rep’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani roils Orthodox rabbis on Upper West Side
Micah Lasher says he understood Jews’ fears even though he declared support for the anti-Israel candidate two days after meeting with local rabbis, some of whom feel betrayed
By Grace Gilson
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, and Attorney General of New York Letitia James walk in the NYC Pride March, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
July 3, 2025, 3:34 pm
Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats say Mamdani’s stances are cause for concern – and action
Progressive Jews want clarification on the New York mayoral frontrunner’s defense of the phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ while cautioning against twisting what he himself says
By Ron Kampeas
Clockwise from top left: New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa); Settlers riot outside the Binyamin Regional Brigade military base in the West Bank, June 29, 2025 (X screenshot); Palestinians pick up food parcels from a distribution point set up by the privately-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, June 25, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP); MK Gadi Eisenkot, July 1, 2025 (Erik Marmor/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office, April 7, 2025 (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images via AFP); Residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Baz Ratner).
July 2, 2025, 5:28 pm
While we were in the bomb shelters
Six brief insights as we reemerge into the light
By David Horovitz
New York City mayoral candidate Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
July 2, 2025, 4:32 pm
What NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has said about Jews and Israel
From supporting BDS and declining to condemn the term ‘globalize the intifada,’ to denouncing rising antisemitism, the 33-year-old has a long and highly controversial history
By Gabe Friedman
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes selfies with supporters after speaking at his primary election party, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
July 2, 2025, 2:36 pm
Daily Briefing July 2: Day 635 – How did an anti-Israel candidate win NYC’s primary?
New York reporter Luke Tress discusses Zohran Mamdani, the NYC mayoral Democratic primary winner, and what’s next in this contentious election campaign
By Jessica Steinberg and Luke Tress
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 1, 2025, 11:39 pm
Trump threatens to arrest anti-Israel New York City mayoral candidate Mamdani
US president suggests that the state assembly member is in the country illegally, throws support behind incumbent Eric Adams, whom he says he ‘helped out a little bit’ in the past
By Luke Tress
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, in New York City, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
July 1, 2025, 8:23 pm
Victory of anti-Israel NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani in Democratic primary confirmed
He has refused to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan and says he would arrest Netanyahu if he were to come to New York
By AP and ToI Staff
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